Pharmacy Law Module 1 Flashcards
Any individual who helps a person to violate the law either directly or indirectly.
accessory
Regulations set forth by governmental agencies, such as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA); also called regulatory law.
administrative law
Tampering with or contaminating a product or substance.
adulterated
Drugs derived from barbituric acid, which act as central nervous system depressants.
barbiturates
A discipline dealing with the ethical and moral implications of biological research and applications.
bioethics
Rules and regulations that govern the relationship between individuals within society.
civil law
A violation of the law.
crime
An individual who violates the law.
criminal
Rules and regulations that govern the relationship of the individual to society as a whole.
criminal law
A federal law enforcement agency that combats illegal drug use and smuggling both within the United States and abroad.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
A serious crime, such as murder, kidnapping, assault, or rape, that is punishable by imprisonment for more than one year.
felony
The agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that is responsible for assurance of the safety, efficacy, and security of drugs used for humans and pets, biological products, medical devices, cosmetics, radioactive products, and the national food supply.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
A rule or regulation established by a governing body.
law
Professional misconduct, or the demonstration of an unreasonable lack of skill, resulting in injury, loss, or damage to a patient.
malpractice
The discipline in which merits, risks, and social concerns are evaluated concerning the practice of medicine.
medical ethics
Fraudulent labeling or marking.
misbranding
A crime less serious than a felony, punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year.
Misdemeanor
A unique and permanent product code assigned to each new drug as it becomes available in the marketplace; it identifies the manufacturer or distributor, the drug formulation, and the size and type of its packaging.
National Drug Code (NDC)
A database of officially recognized drug names.
National Formulary (NF)
A type of unintentional tort alleged when a person has performed, or failed to perform, an act that a reasonable person would, or would not, have performed in similar circumstances.
negligence
A drug that is developed for small populations of people in need of the drug.
orphan drug
Regulations set forth by governmental agencies. It is also called administrative law.
Regulatory law
Under HIPAA, “codes used to encode data elements, tables of terms, medical concepts, diagnostic codes, or medical procedure.” A code set includes the codes and descriptors of the codes.
standard code sets
Established by authority, custom, or general consent as a model or example; something set up and established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, weight, extent, value, or quality.
standards